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05-01-2019, 09:20 PM
#11
Smokeywren's info is solid. If you don't have one of the hitches he recommends, try one. If you already have one of those or you try one still have more sway than you want to deal with, get a Propride hitch. They are pricey, but are engineered to prevent sway, not control it. Added benefit, you will probably be able to open your tailgate while hitched. I have one and am very happy with the way it handles my Flagstaff 26FKWS.
05-01-2019, 09:28 PM
#12
What model Cruise Lite is that? I have a 2017 210RBXL (21' box) and it has a CAT scale verified tongue weight of 850# with the fresh water tank full (56 gal). FWIW the Forest River spec sheet said the TW was 540# dry. That is one LONGGGG trailer for a half ton TV - just my 2¢
Edit: I see the model now - 263BHXL. That model is 8' longer than mine. I have no issue towing ours (with a Blue Ox WDH) but I'd hate to have one much longer than what we have...
Edit: I see the model now - 263BHXL. That model is 8' longer than mine. I have no issue towing ours (with a Blue Ox WDH) but I'd hate to have one much longer than what we have...
05-01-2019, 09:38 PM
#13
Senior Member
Just that the tail wags the dog when you get a long trailer. An F250 weighs more/is beefier so is better planted for towing long trailers and of course a dually gives you even more stability.
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05-02-2019, 09:10 AM
#14
Just think of the truck as an anchor and the trailer as a huge flag. If the anchor isn't heavy enough, the flag will pull it along. You want the truck to control the trailer, not the other way around.
05-02-2019, 09:51 AM
#15
A travel trailer is nothing like a boat. It isn't about weight either, from the trailers perspective that is. It's about that huge slab of wind catcher behind the truck. Semi drafts, and cross winds can hit it in such a way that can make keeping control a pain as the trailer is trying to swing the truck around via the hitch. With more mass up front such as a Superduty, it counters that force on the ball much better. A Superduty has about 2000 more pounds than an F150 does, including the HDPP. The HDPP is only 800 pounds more than the standard F150. Thats fine to tow a 5th wheel, but it still does not have enough mass to counter a huge wind catcher. The max I would feel safe with is 32-34' depending on the trucks wheel base. 34 for the longest wheel base, and maybe 32 for the 145" WB, though I would feel more comfortable at 30. Mine is at 28' right now and handles well, but a strong wind I can feel quite a bit in the front when one catches the trailer just right.
Just think of the truck as an anchor and the trailer as a huge flag. If the anchor isn't heavy enough, the flag will pull it along. You want the truck to control the trailer, not the other way around.
Just think of the truck as an anchor and the trailer as a huge flag. If the anchor isn't heavy enough, the flag will pull it along. You want the truck to control the trailer, not the other way around.